Abby's Visit

Yesterday, some important people came to our Globaloria class. One of the people's name was Abby Taylor. She was very helpful to everyone especially my partner and I. We are doing our game on civil law and she gave us some suggestions. We are now editing our paper prototype and putting her ideas in. They're visit was amazing because they know alot about the laws ans civics so I think everyone benifited from it. My game is going to be even greater with her help.I'm going to do some more research on my topic,"Civil Law" so I can advance the player's education.http://members.mobar.org/civics/WhatisCivilLaw.htm

What Our Game is About

What is your game topic and how does it relate to civics? My game topic is on civil law and it relates to civics because civil law deals with non-criminal acts.

How will a player learn more about civics while they play your game? As you go through the game you will have to answer civics questions that will get harder as you reach the next level.

Where does your game topic fit into the Civics Knowledge Framework? Does it teach about an ideal of government, a function of government or about citizenship? Please explain. It fits in the catagory of individual rights. For example,if someone trips over an object in your house while visiting,who's fault would it be? Who would have to pay the hospital bill? That's the type of thing that civil law deals with.

http://www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/C/Civillaw.aspx

Freedom Of Speech

Freedom of speech means alot to me because I like to express my opinion about social topics like school rules and rights. I think that all people are equal in opinion and it is a great thing that we all have freedom of speech. If Mr. Cambell forbid me to wear mt favorite T-shirt to school then I would have to disagree and use my rights, but if my shirt violated school dress code and was inapropriote, then I would understand. If they wanted to search my locker ,then I think I have the right to refuse, It's the school's property but they need proof that I have done something wrong to search it. Searching it without a good reason wouldn't be right. Freedom of speech is a great thing but you have to choose what you say and how you say it wisely.

(http://www.derechos.org/human-rights/speech/)

My Game

My partner and I are starting a new unit. It is called imagining your game. We are trying to make a game that helps people learn about different types of civics. Our game is going to be super fun. It shows people that you don't have to read to become educated in civics. It's going to have multiple choice questions about different topics. I really hope that this game will teach people and make them more advanced in civics.

My Game

In this unit, our class is learning how to make a civics game. I chose my topic on rights. People should have their freedom like the constitution says they do, but others do not see it that way, some people abuse their freedom. That's why I chose the first blog to add to my list. This girl explains the unfairness to pay for health care when she doesn't even use it. She made some very interesting points that I understood. The second blog that I added was about school law. This man explains and gives examples of about students and their responsibilities. It also has stories on people's rights. I hope my game will turn out great so it can trach people more aboout civics.

http://http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/Rights/